Verification of a login name and password of a computer is known as:
Verification of a login name and password of a computer is known as:
(A) Identification
(B) Accessibility
(C) Authentication
(D) Synchronization
Authentication is the security process that is applied to the identity of a user, devices or a system to determine their authenticity and allow access to resources. It is specifically a process of verifying credentials; typically a login name (username) and password against a database to ensure that the user is who s/he claims to be. This is known as the identity verification stage of the AAA (Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting) security scheme.